Ordinance 2855-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS,that while the Everett Planning Area has a capacity under the Preferred Alternative for a population of approximately 167,500 by 2025, this target must be reevaluated periodically. Since much of the growth assumed in this target is based upon redevelopment which will be affected by many factors over which the city has limited influence, the city must review and adjust the target if redevelopment strategies do not produce the housing needed to accommodate the population growth target; and WHEREAS,the City Council recognizes that the population projected within the Preferred Alternative within the current Everett City Limits and the Everett Planning Area are target population numbers; that planning under the Growth Management Act is an iterative process, and as additional information becomes available and additional decisions are made, subsequent adjustments to the plan and the population targets will need to be made; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the policies of the Comprehensive Plan are: a. Based upon changed circumstances, including new and updated information, new technology, project and program implementation, and revised state guidelines, which have occurred over the 10 years since the adoption of the Plan; and b. That the assumptions of which these revisions are based are new and updated information, implementation of plan programs and additional citizen input; and c. That the changes, refinement and clarification of the revised and new policies based upon more and better information than was available when the plan was first adopted, promote a more desirable growth pattern for the community; and d. That the policy changes are consistent and not in conflict with existing plan policies.; and WHEREAS,based upon these findings the City Council concludes that the proposed amendments of the Comprehensive Plan: a. Are consistent with the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and b. Are justified in that conditions have changed thorough policy implementation, new developments and growth; and the addition of new, improved and updated information; and c. Are in the best interest of the citizens of Everett and the Everett Planning Area: NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Approval. The City Council hereby adopts in accordance with the State of Washington Growth Management Act, the preferred alternative, Alternative 2 - Approved Targets, as the 2005 Growth Management Comprehensive Plan for the City of Everett, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and includes the following amendments to the elements of the Comprehensive Plan; and amends the 1994 Growth Management Comprehensive Plan as amended; 4